Coach Ramondino and Spizzichini present the match against Scafati
It's the eve of the championship for Bertram Derthona, who await the match against Givova Scafati scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 30, at 8:45 pm at the PalaMangano. The Bianconeri are coming off a defeat against Latina, a game in which "the team showed character in their reaction starting midway through the third quarter. We finished the last three games on a high ," says coach Ramondino, " but we need to improve our ability to put together more positive things on both halves of the court, while also finding a way to break the negative flows that caused us to lose some points against Latina, early in the game and at the start of the third quarter . "
Regarding the partial losses conceded in the last home game, the Juventus coach believes it is equally important to "have a good approach and consistency throughout the forty minutes: the mental aspect is decisive and is expressed in many ways within the same game. Identifying just one moment of the match in which the mental aspect is important is reductive: I therefore believe that our team, made up of players who know the championship well, must be able to capitalize on the qualities it possesses and try to impose them on the opponents ."
Moving on to Scafati's analysis, coach Ramondino identifies, among the strengths of Lino Lardo's team, the ability to "play quickly in the opening seconds of the action and attack the paint with a variety of players like Contento, Rossato, Thomas, and Goodwin. Defensively, they have the ability to fill the paint with both man-to-man defense and zone defense ." In tomorrow night's game, the Juventus coach believes it's necessary to "improve our ball movement to find the best possible solution, so as to set up the defense and not expose ourselves to the opposition's counterattacks. Defensively, it will be important to make an individual and team effort to limit their players who attack the basket and draw fouls: we'll have to be intelligent from this standpoint as well ."
Gabriele Spizzichini said: "The match against Scafati is important and very difficult because they have built much of their winning streak at home. We're coming into the game coming off a defeat from which we want to bounce back: we expect a match in which both teams will play with open arms in search of victory. Their strengths are Goodwin and especially Thomas, who was a key player in Scafati's victories. Furthermore, they are a long team capable of finding different players in every match: for this reason, we will need to play a solid game, reacting in difficult moments and not getting too excited in the positive moments of the game itself ."
